Wasteland's Only King-Chapter 96 - 90: Yu Jin: Have I Become a Wasteland Tycoon?
Dawn City.
Outer City street.
"Name?"
"Emmond!"
"Tier?"
"Tier Two, Attribute ’Muscle Dominator’!"
"When did you come to Dawn City?"
"...Just joined today."
Wang Yunpeng looked up, glancing at the burly man in front of him, bare-chested.
"Tier Two Infection Crystal."
He lowered his head and made notes in his notebook.
Next to Wang Yunpeng, another Environmental Protection Club member picked out a Tier Two Infection Crystal from the pile of crystals stacked like a mountain and handed it to Emmond.
"Loyalty!"
"Loyalty to Lord City Lord!!"
Emmond’s muscles trembled all over with excitement.
He never expected that even a refugee like him, just joining Dawn City, could receive such precious crystal resources.
At this moment.
Even though he had only just joined Dawn City, his loyalty to this city and to Lord City Lord was already off the charts!
"Next!"
"Name?"
...
Similar scenes played out across the streets of Dawn City.
Dawn City’s hundred thousand-plus refugees—no, now they should be called subordinates.
Except for a handful of the old, weak and sick, most people received crystals.
"Loyalty!"
Every corner of Dawn City.
Shouts like these barely ceased for a single moment.
Many subordinates, after receiving their crystal, even knelt and kowtowed toward the city center, the City Lord’s Mansion.
"Heavenly grace of Lord City Lord!"
"Such heavenly grace!"
In the cruel Wasteland World, weakness is the source of all suffering.
But just a moment ago—
Lord City Lord, before the hundred thousand of Dawn City, spoke of the vision "Everyone as Dragon," painted the blueprint of "Evolver for all!"
After that—
He went on to arrange for his people to distribute crystals to everyone!
"Two days for you to awaken, evolve, improve."
"Two days later, we march!"
"Conquer the other Refuge Cities!"
Yu City Lord’s words still echoed in the hearts of over a hundred thousand subordinates.
Crunch—!
With gratitude and loyalty in their hearts, the subordinates began to crunch their crystals.
Boom—
Boom boom—!
Inside Dawn City.
The commotion of ordinary people awakening as Evolvers never stopped for a second.
On the Martial Arts Plaza in the Inner City.
The nearly thousand original Evolvers of Dawn City also received Yu Jin’s favor, obtaining precious crystals.
Boom—!
Yin Yao opened her eyes in the center of the plaza.
She broke through!
"Tier Four Evolver..."
Yin Yao looked down at the Sand Vortex in her hand, alive and vivid like a creature, stunned.
This was a height she’d never reached in her previous life.
Yet now—?
Yu Jin had been in charge of Dawn City less than two hours, and thanks to absorbing the ’Tier Four Energy Crystal’ he gifted, she broke through smoothly!
Crack—!
After breaking through to Tier Four, Yin Yao didn’t get up right away.
Instead, she kept sitting cross-legged on the ground, crushing a transparent geometric crystal in her hand.
Attribute Activation Stone!
This was a reward Yu Jin gave her personally.
Originally, Yin Yao didn’t want to accept such a gift, had refused it before.
But...
The sudden appearance of Naiya made her feel a huge sense of crisis inside.
So—
Just moments ago, when Yu Jin gave her the crystal again, Yin Yao didn’t hesitate anymore.
"I’ll strive to awaken a new attribute, and contribute to Dawn City’s growth!"
Yin Yao recalled her promise at the time.
Time passed slowly.
Yin Yao’s long eyelashes trembled lightly.
[You used the ’Attribute Activation Stone’!]
[New attribute awakening...]
[Congratulations, awakening successful!]
[You awakened a second attribute: Mind Control!]
...
...
City Lord’s Mansion.
Neil and Naiya followed closely behind Yu Jin, heading deeper into the independent area behind the Council Hall.
Earlier, Naiya’s arrival had interrupted Yu Jin’s intention to explore this area.
Now, the exploration continued.
"Is this really the impart zone?"
Going a bit further in, Yu Jin looked at the screen in front of him, mirror-like and able to reflect images but unable to see what lay beyond, and fell into thought.
[Beep beep—!]
[Identity verification successful!]
[Welcome, esteemed Dawn City Lord, Yu Jin!]
Cold mechanical prompts echoed from all directions.
Buzz—
Yu Jin stepped forward through the energy barrier.
Neil and Naiya followed closely.
"Hmm?"
Different from the imagined "impart ten-meter bed."
After crossing the barrier, what appeared before Yu Jin was a spacious carbon-gray space, full of sci-fi flair, reminiscent of a spaceship cockpit.
The room was quite large, several hundred square meters at least.
At its center stood an irregular, semi-transparent crystal one meter tall.
"?"
Yu Jin was a bit dazed.
Where the hell am I?
Is this really the Wasteland?
All Wasteland tech is supposed to be polluted and unusable, right?
"Lord City Lord."
"This is the core area of the Refuge City."
"The crystal in the center is called the ’City Core’; it’s the energy source for the entire Refuge City. Because of its existence, the so-called Buffer Zone exists around the city."
"Also—"
"Because of its existence, Mutant Beast and Infected Body waves attack the Refuge City from time to time."
Naiya, once a Tier Eight City Lord, knew all about this.
She took the initiative to explain to Yu Jin.
"Of course, I only know this due to my attribute ability: Prophecy."
Naiya didn’t forget to give a convenient excuse.
"City Core? Energy source?"
Yu Jin muttered those terms.
He stepped toward the irregular crystal, half as tall as a person.
"How does it work?"
Yu Jin looked at Naiya.
"Esteemed Lord City Lord, you only need to place your hand on the City Core and it will automatically verify your identity."
Naiya replied softly.
"Alright."
Yu Jin didn’t doubt this Moore Star girl, and pressed his hand down.
Buzz—!
The geometric crystal vibrated gently.
A moment later, a sci-fi infused, luminous screen appeared as a projection in midair.
